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News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 5:37 pm

steals_your_goats wrote:
mtma wrote:So... Does anyone else's Defensor lean forward for some odd reason?

Yeah mine does, I just pose him with one leg slightly behind the other one and it helps to even him out

I do this too. I find it to be a really cool stance.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 5:42 pm

Cobotron wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
mtma wrote:So... Does anyone else's Defensor lean forward for some odd reason?

Yeah mine does, I just pose him with one leg slightly behind the other one and it helps to even him out
I do this too. I find it to be a really cool stance.

Same here. I find Defensor the least fun combined, but has some of the cooler limb bots.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 6:29 pm

carytheone wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
mtma wrote:So... Does anyone else's Defensor lean forward for some odd reason?

Yeah mine does, I just pose him with one leg slightly behind the other one and it helps to even him out
I do this too. I find it to be a really cool stance.
Same here. I find Defensor the least fun combined, but has some of the cooler limb bots.

I don't love his combined mode more than superion and galvatronus, mainly because of his goody-goody/cheesy '80's headsculpt; but I love him, I fin that using blades and first-aid aleviate most of his problems with poseability in the eshoulders, plus, he locks together very well.

Overall I would take 100 re-uses of the hotspot mold before I ever consider buying another op/mm >:oP

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:15 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote: his goody-goody/cheesy '80's headsculpt

Please elaborate?
Aside from no mustache he pretty much looks like every cop I've seen in the 39 years I've spent on earf. What do you mean by goody-goody?

:-$

I wish he had a mustache.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:46 pm

Cobotron wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote: his goody-goody/cheesy '80's headsculpt
Please elaborate?
Aside from no mustache he pretty much looks like every cop I've seen in the 39 years I've spent on earf. What do you mean by goody-goody?

I wish he had a mustache.

I didn't mean it to be insulting, but the new defensor head mold went really over the top to be vaguely human/obviously a cop, I dunno what my problem with it is exactly, mostly that the aviator shades look kinda silly, and not really something a super advanced alien robot, formed from many conflicting minds and personalities, would wear >:oP

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:46 pm

carytheone wrote:Same here. I find Defensor the least fun combined, but has some of the cooler limb bots.

Same here!

by **mtma** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:53 pm

william-james88 wrote:
carytheone wrote:Same here. I find Defensor the least fun combined, but has some of the cooler limb bots.

Same here!

Well I like him. I find it nice that Superion looks much more agile and streamlined, being an air-focused combiner; while Defensor is much more robust and armored, as he would need to be in order to venture into dangerous disaster-stricken zones and rescue people or bots.

And Devastator is Devastator...

Also, anyone else noticed that the Autobot combiners are much more color corrdinated than the 'Con ones?

I mean Defensor is basically blue, black white and red, while Superion is mostly White, Red, Black and Orange-y

Meanwhile Bruticus and Menasor are all over the place, color-wise.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:16 pm

Cobotron wrote:. I wish he had a mustache.

Really should have seen this coming a mile away.

my apologies again to Siebertron

I call him "Stachefensor"!

mtma wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
carytheone wrote:Same here. I find Defensor the least fun combined, but has some of the cooler limb bots.

Same here!

Well I like him.

I like Defensor as well. Just of the three, he was the least fun to pose and photograph. I felt I was fairly limited to what I could actually get him to do.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:29 pm

carytheone wrote:
Cobotron wrote:. I wish he had a mustache.
Really should have seen this coming a mile away.

my apologies again to Siebertron
I call him "Stachefensor"!

mtma wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
carytheone wrote:Same here. I find Defensor the least fun combined, but has some of the cooler limb bots.

Same here!

Well I like him.
I like Defensor as well. Just of the three, he was the least fun to pose and photograph. I felt I was fairly limited to what I could actually get him to do.

I feel like Cobotron is now obligated to use this pic in his sig :lol:

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:48 pm

Best Cop mustache since 1980

Also, this is what Defensor's combiner head reminds me of, might be more Decepticon :-?

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:58 pm

Challenge accepted.

Of course I sourced a circa Magnum PI stache image.

Bonus

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:26 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote: his goody-goody/cheesy '80's headsculpt
Please elaborate?
Aside from no mustache he pretty much looks like every cop I've seen in the 39 years I've spent on earf. What do you mean by goody-goody?

I wish he had a mustache.

I didn't mean it to be insulting, but the new defensor head mold went really over the top to be vaguely human/obviously a cop, I dunno what my problem with it is exactly, mostly that the aviator shades look kinda silly, and not really something a super advanced alien robot, formed from many conflicting minds and personalities, would wear

No no no, no insult HS. I just thought it was a funny comment and wanted you to elaborate. I actually love his C.H.I.P.S-esqe head, but that's just me. :lol:

I would never tell you you are not allowed your opinion.
To me the head sculpt is congruous with a design aesthetic that was laid down by Takara MORE than 30 years ago. To my eye that esthetic defines a Transformer and separates them from other robot toys.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:29 pm

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooh! Don't make me pull out this old thing again. :lol:

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 10:23 pm

Cobotron wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote: his goody-goody/cheesy '80's headsculpt
Please elaborate?
Aside from no mustache he pretty much looks like every cop I've seen in the 39 years I've spent on earf. What do you mean by goody-goody?

I wish he had a mustache.

I didn't mean it to be insulting, but the new defensor head mold went really over the top to be vaguely human/obviously a cop, I dunno what my problem with it is exactly, mostly that the aviator shades look kinda silly, and not really something a super advanced alien robot, formed from many conflicting minds and personalities, would wear
No no no, no insult HS. I just thought it was a funny comment and wanted you to elaborate. I actually love his C.H.I.P.S-esqe head, but that's just me.
I would never tell you you are not allowed your opinion.
To me the head sculpt is congruous with a design aesthetic that was laid down by Takara MORE than 30 years ago. To my eye that esthetic defines a Transformer and separates them from other robot toys.

You're good, wasn't tryin' to call you out, or anything. It's just that, I look at it, and I see all the pic's of the cop (what is he from, terminator 2?) Like I bolded, he has a very humanoid styled face, with the distinctive cheek bones, and the lips and those aviator shades, are just so ridiculous; and I know Galvatronus has almost the same thing, but he is robotic enough for it to not matter (also he is evil, that makes a difference)

News Credits: 6 · by **MemphisR56** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 5:14 am

I'm seeing this:

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 5:16 am

Hellscream9999 wrote:I feel like Cobotron is now obligated to use this pic in his sig

That can be arranged ...

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 4:35 pm

Whats with Hasbro Hotrods and not having insignias on the hood? Fixed!

News Credits: 2 · by **munkimus prime** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 5:08 pm

shajaki wrote:Whats with Hasbro Hotrods and not having insignias on the hood? Fixed!

That is my only complaint about him as well. That and the fact the axe can't be attached to the back of his robot mode.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:23 pm

munkimus prime wrote:That and the fact the axe can't be attached to the back of his robot mode.

Y'know those little clear elastics that toys are often packaged with? Save em. They're good for keeping weapons in tricky hands, and things like this ;)^

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 6:57 am

shajaki wrote:
munkimus prime wrote:That and the fact the axe can't be attached to the back of his robot mode.
Y'know those little clear elastics that toys are often packaged with? Save em. They're good for keeping weapons in tricky hands, and things like this

Why I haven't thought of that... Genius.

News Credits: 11 · by **RAR** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 8:43 am

I always used those bands to keep Optimus Primal's hand in place when using his wrist guns.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 2:12 pm

RAR wrote:I always used those bands to keep Optimus Primal's hand in place when using his wrist guns.

Me too!

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 6:27 am

Fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999 was able to grab the third Seeker from the Combiner Wars Legends class line, part of wave 4 of the line overall which has been appearing at retail this month. There are some changes, it seems, so check out the video review below!

Skywarp completes the G1 Seeker trio quite nicely. Sure it's a repaint of Starscream but that was a solid mold, one I think is much better than the Classics Deluxe mold. Finding this online may be tough due to mark ups and scalping so an in-store purchase may be your best route.

News Credits: 18 · by **leokearon** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 11:42 am

I really wish Rodimus had flames on his chest and he could have his fins. Still he is a fun toy and I like him more the more I play with him.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 11:44 am

leokearon wrote:I really wish Rodimus had flames on his chest and he could have his fins. Still he is a fun toy and I like him more the more I play with him.

Same. I'm hoping for Reprolabels